The Site QA Manager is the site-level leader responsible for ensuring the quality, consistency, safety, and regulatory compliance of products manufactured and packaged at the site. This position provides leadership to the site Quality Assurance team and partners closely with Brewing, Packaging, Operations, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Food Safety to ensure quality is built into every stage of the process.
The Site QA Manager is a key decision maker, providing timely, data-driven decisions when quality or production anomalies occur. The role is responsible for appropriate containment, investigation, escalation, disposition, and corrective action while protecting the consumer and the business.
This position also serves as a critical link between site operations and the enterprise QA organization, implementing enterprise quality standards while identifying opportunities to improve site performance, capability, and quality culture.
Essential Duties:
• Provide leadership and direct supervision to Quality Assurance Scientists and/or Technicians.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership on decisions concerning product quality, corrective actions, and product disposition.
• Develop and implements innovative, advanced methods for assigned areas including all supporting mechanisms (e.g., SOPs, training documentation/aids, tools, equipment, logs, databases, control charts, etc.)
• Apply advanced methods (e.g., Design of Experiments) and/or specialized skills and knowledge to solve complex problems and/or make improvements to products and processes
• Mentor and trains others including NBB employees, customers, suppliers and/or industry professionals in area(s) of technical expertise
• Lead major project and/or focused improvement efforts
• Provides longer-term strategic direction and shorter-term detailed plans for Quality department
• Participate in industry collaborative and external comparisons to validate NBB test methods
• Other projects and duties as assigned